Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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With REAL LIFE COMIX: ONLY IN NEW YORK (Cosmic Lion Productions, kickstarter.com/projects/ghostagents/real-life-comix-only-in-new-york ), editors Dean Haspiel (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com) and Doug Latino (https://douglatino.com) bring together 66 fantastic cartoonists and writers to tell 51 autobiographical comic stories about NYC . . . and I'm among them! We got together to talk about the book & its publishing history, the incredible lineup Dean and Doug have assembled (including ~20 of my past pod-guests — like Roz Chast, Drew Friedman, Jonathan Ames, Karl Stevens, Jennifer Hayden, Ben Katchor, and Moby — and a ton of other great cartoonists!), why no one's made a New York City-centric autobio-comics anthology before, what makes for an "Only In New York" story & why I went with a tough one for my 2-page comic, and why YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THE KICKSTARTER (kickstarter.com/projects/ghostagents/real-life-comix-only-in-new-york ending May 8, 2026) to help bring it to print! (Yes, we talk about other stuff, like My Joe Franklin Story, what I've learned on hiatus, what Doug & Dean have learned about editing, the challenges of bringing non-comics-writers into the book, why I don't 'think' comics, my favorite Deadly Sin, and more.) Follow Dean on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/deanhaspiel.bsky.social) and Instagram (instagram.com/deanhaspiel_art), and subscribe to his Substack (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com) • Follow Doug on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/douglatino.bsky.social) and Instagram (instagram.com/douglatino) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-672-dean-haspiel-and-doug-latino • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe (buy.stripe.com/dR603B83MbhS4XS3ce), Patreon (patreon.com/vmspod), or Paypal (paypal.me/vmspod), and subscribe to our e-newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
Conversation begins at 8:35
With REAL LIFE COMIX: ONLY IN NEW YORK (Cosmic Lion Productions, kickstarter.com/projects/ghostagents/real-life-comix-only-in-new-york ), editors Dean Haspiel (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com) and Doug Latino (https://douglatino.com) bring together 66 fantastic cartoonists and writers to tell 51 autobiographical comic stories about NYC . . . and I'm among them! We got together to talk about the book & its publishing history, the incredible lineup Dean and Doug have assembled (including ~20 of my past pod-guests — like Roz Chast, Drew Friedman, Jonathan Ames, Karl Stevens, Jennifer Hayden, Ben Katchor, and Moby — and a ton of other great cartoonists!), why no one's made a New York City-centric autobio-comics anthology before, what makes for an "Only In New York" story & why I went with a tough one for my 2-page comic, and why YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THE KICKSTARTER (kickstarter.com/projects/ghostagents/real-life-comix-only-in-new-york ending May 8, 2026) to help bring it to print! (Yes, we talk about other stuff, like My Joe Franklin Story, what I've learned on hiatus, what Doug & Dean have learned about editing, the challenges of bringing non-comics-writers into the book, why I don't 'think' comics, my favorite Deadly Sin, and more.) Follow Dean on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/deanhaspiel.bsky.social) and Instagram (instagram.com/deanhaspiel_art), and subscribe to his Substack (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com) • Follow Doug on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/douglatino.bsky.social) and Instagram (instagram.com/douglatino) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-672-dean-haspiel-and-doug-latino • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe (buy.stripe.com/dR603B83MbhS4XS3ce), Patreon (patreon.com/vmspod), or Paypal (paypal.me/vmspod), and subscribe to our e-newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
